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"koen" <koen.jordens@studen...ven.ac.be> wrote in message news:GBLnFM.993@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks. It's been over 10 years since I last played with matrices and I've forgotten all of it! I felt sure that it was just a case of cross multiplying (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad)
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Thanks Ben, I was afraid that I might end up being a LUGNET guinea pig for this software...oh well, what's another $50.00 down the tubes. I'll be sure to post a review of LEGO Designer when I do get it, so others might know what it's all about. BTW, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Macintosh LEGO CAD/LEGO Designer
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Welcome Matthew! Unfortunately, I don't know what the Pitsco software is like. But, as a fellow Mac user, I'd love to find out! Ben On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 17:41:22 -0600, Matthew Gerber wrote (in message <GBLoGy.Azp@lugnet.com>): (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: Problem using difference
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Hi Paul, I'd like to thank you for your help on this. I assigned a clear pigment to the box: difference{ object { Scimitr2_dot_dat } box { <40,-43,-360>,<350,85,280> pigment{color Clear}} } It never occurred to me to give the box a color. Of course, (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.ray)
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| | Printable parts catalog
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Just thought I'd post an update. I've decided to go ahead with the putting-numbers-on-the-images method rather than HTML tables. I think it's better in lots of ways. I've already gotten the first page done, and believe it or don't, all the bricks (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad)
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Greetings all, I've ordered LEGO Designer from Pitsco, and was wondering if any of you have used it. Is it similar to LDraw, or am I just getting the old LEGO CAD in a new package? Basically, do I opn the package when it gets here, or just send it (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad, lugnet.dacta)
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| | Re: My VB DAT viewer and matrix handling
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(...) shouldn't this be more in the line of a' = a*A + b*D + c*G b' = a*B + b*E + c*H c' = a*C + b*F + c*I d' = d*A + e *D + f*G ........ don't really know what your trying to do with the matrices. You should always tell what a variable is supposed (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | Re: "33" Slope Shocker... Possible name change?
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"James J." <jejackso@memphis.edu> wrote in message news:GBHo7t.911@lugnet.com... (...) According to the "Lego Dimension Guide" I have that was created by Onyx (I think) the angle is 26.565 degrees. That is what I use and it hits it perfect every (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | Re: Advice please on DATs for bendy-arm holder 2x2 brick
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(...) pieces (...) No. Clipping. (...) separate (...) in (...) The composite parts have been posted at (URL) and (URL) also done the proximal bendy-arm part to be used with these holders (URL) send the separate parts files to parts@ldraw.org Chris (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | New Part : x795 - Arm Piece with Disc and 2 Fingers [DAT]
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Here is the base bendy-arm part as used in Classic Space. Rather than a peg, it has a disc to rotate in the 2x2 brick holders. 0 Arm Piece with Disc and 2 Fingers 0 Name: x795.dat 0 Author: Chris Dee (chris_w_dee@hotmail.com) 0 Unofficial Part 1 16 (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part : x792c02 - Brick 2 x 2 with Flexible Arm Holder - Type 2 [DAT]
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Here is an alternative version of the Classic Space bendy-arm holder as an MPD file. The upper and lower parts have been modelled separately, but are combined here. If you want to split this up, beware that there is a new primitive 2-4ring2.dat (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | New Part : x792c01 - Brick 2 x 2 with Flexible Arm Holder - Type 1 [DAT]
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Here is one version of the Classic Space bendy-arm holder as an MPD file. The upper and lower parts have been modelled separately, but are combined here (hiding much if the intricate authoring !). If you want to split this up, beware that there is a (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.parts)
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| | Re: My VB DAT viewer and matrix handling
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(...) Well, the Problem is that Combining Matrixes, is in fact a multiply betwwen the matrices, and what you are doing, it certainly isn't matrix multiply. Go get your algebra book or surf the Web and Find out how to do Matrix Multiplication. I'm (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | My VB DAT viewer and matrix handling
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I'm having some trouble working out the matrix handling for parts in a DAT file given the parent DAT matrix. What I'm doing is the following: let's say in a DAT I have: 1 0 X Y Z A B C D E F G H I parent.dat and in parent.dat I have 1 0 x y z a b c (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad)
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hey mladen thanks for the praise. i originally wasn't too crazy about the gungan sub but it does provide a fairly decent assortment of bricks plates and slopes. if i were you i would definitely pick one up on discount, i don't think you will be (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Don't worry about replying to my previous post, I have downloaded Jonathan Wilson's excellent program and it works fine. thanks for all the help. John (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad)
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| | ldraw.org off-line from 8:00 to 8:30 (Danish time)
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I move the ldraw.org server to a proper server room in a moment. Expect half an hour of downtime. Play well, Jacob (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dev.org.ldraw)
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(...) Ouch. Now that is some number. I looked it up in both the Windows Calculator and AutoCAD 2000 (expanding tolerance out to the smallest decimal -- hundred millionths) to find out the your large figure rings true. (...) *huff, puff* I'm inclined (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dev)
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Good job Joseph! I have yet to purchase the Gungan sub, but it definitely doesn't seem very alternate friendly (too many slopes and plate), or am I mistaken? BTW The alternate reminds me of the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek... hehehe! ;-) (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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(...) Thanks for that, i managed to do that and it looks a lot better. Just one more thing for now, I take it that to make ends for the 'tube' I use '1-4disc.dat' but how do i manipulate it, whenever I change any values it goes haywire. I'd be (...) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-01, to lugnet.cad)
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